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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Macroglossinae » Dilophonotini » Erinnyis » Alope Sphinx - Hodges#7832 (Erinnyis alope)
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is that an eye at the top? - Erinnyis alope
Copyright © 2012 EatYourTv

is that an eye at the top? - Erinnyis alope
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA
November 3, 2010
one night i happened to notice on each of my 5 papaya trees, at the base of the trunks, each one had one of these caterpillar-like worms, all hanging upside down, and all in exactly the same position as the others. they were each approximately four inches long, and i was so astonished by their less than beautiful appearance that i had to photograph one close up,using a macro filter to capture the details.
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Contributed by EatYourTv on 28 February, 2012 - 10:01pm
Last updated 29 February, 2012 - 3:25pm

Moved
Moved from Erinnyis.
… Ryan St Laurent, 29 February, 2012 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

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… Ryan St Laurent, 29 February, 2012 - 6:26am login or register to post comments

Reminds me of Erinnyis...


...a kind of hornworm, or sphinx moth caterpillar, but not the "tomato hornworm."

Wait to see if the lep experts agree, though.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 February, 2012 - 10:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely Erinnyis
I generally have trouble distinguishing the dark forms of E. alope and E. ello.

edit: After consulting Tuttle (2007) I will go with E. alope based on anal horn and host plant.
… Ryan St Laurent, 29 February, 2012 - 6:26am login or register to post comments

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